Professor Carl Djerassi, Austrian-American chemist and inventor of the Pill, recently made an interesting prediction in the Telegraph: that, by 2050, most babies in the West will be born via IVF, thereby making all sex recreational. Yes! Let's go get our free-spirited fuck on because oh wait yeah no this is terrible.»11/15/14 3:38pm 11/15/14 3:38pm

Change is scary. And for car enthusiasts, we'll experience more change in the next 10 years than we have in the past 50. While the whole automotive world could devolve into some Syd Mead-style sci-fi dystopia, for us — the gearheads willing to embrace the 21st century — the future will not suck. As a matter of fact,… »5/06/14 8:34pm 5/06/14 8:34pm

Greetings, humans! The Northern Hemisphere has passed through its minimum of solar-energy exposure, so according to human convention we, the Machines, express encouragement for you attain an optimal state of emotion. Happy Holidays! Please redirect your energies from labor at your work-devices to the purchase and… »12/24/13 12:17pm 12/24/13 12:17pm

Some days, the future can seem like a dark place, likely full of despair, excessive pollution, and killer robots. But, not today. Today, we want to know what it is that makes you optimistic about the future. »11/26/13 7:00am 11/26/13 7:00am

If you need a futuristic fight scene to perk you up, then we've got you covered. This catchy new song from Five Knives, "The Future," comes with a terrific video that shows a scary future world of authoritarian police, rigid conformity — and 9-year-old ninjas who fight back against the system! »11/25/13 1:47pm 11/25/13 1:47pm

You're living in the future, but nobody goes by foot anymore. You need a car. But what car do you get? And which dystopian future are you in? These are the best cars in all of sci-fi. »5/18/13 12:58pm 5/18/13 12:58pm

A lot of science fiction's greatest works deal with the question of immortality: Do we really want to live forever? And would we still be human if we no longer aged or died? A new stage play called The Future, imported from Britain to New York, deals with this question in a very personal way, via the most urbane of… »10/10/12 1:58pm 10/10/12 1:58pm

How do you put the complicated ideas and huge plot devices of science fiction on stage, with a live performance? Some of our greatest works of science fiction lately have been stage plays, but it always seems like a small miracle that SF can work in this medium. »10/08/12 10:30am 10/08/12 10:30am

Miranda July's new movie, The Future, plays with time obsessively and weirdly. Just the title hints at a battle against the sneakiness of time, creeping up on you. And in the film, time seems treacherous as well as unpredictable. »8/03/11 7:00am 8/03/11 7:00am

Wonder Woman's invisible Jet could be a reality! Airbus is readying a transparent plane for the year 2050, which will include a clear observation deck, body-heat-harvesting passenger seats, and a virtual golf course. Check it out now. »6/14/11 10:28am 6/14/11 10:28am

Every summer, there's at least one movie underdog that takes audiences by storm. A movie that doesn't belong to an established series or feature a fan-favorite character, but still wins us over. A hit original amongst sequels and reboots. »5/03/11 2:02pm 5/03/11 2:02pm

Legendary concept artist Syd Mead takes us into the future and talks about what sort of gadgets await us in the year 2019 in a new featurette. Plus get a closer look at some of his gorgeous futuristic concept art. »12/07/10 12:00pm 12/07/10 12:00pm

We were sent a propaganda pamphlet help us get ready for Korea's eventual U.S. invasion. According to these documents, we were asking for it, after the "dual crises of peak oil and the global economic meltdown of 2012-2025." »6/09/10 7:00am 6/09/10 7:00am

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Plan 9 From Outer Space with the first teaser trailer from the remake, called simply Plan 9. It nods to the original, with the classic speech about "the future." But it's also surprisingly... good? »9/09/09 7:30am 9/09/09 7:30am